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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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